Disney has confirmed that the prehistoric herd will return in Ice Age: Boiling Point, the sixth film in the long-running animated saga. The announcement was made during Destination D23 in Orlando, where the studio revealed the title and release date. Fans can expect the film to arrive in cinemas on 5 February 2027, more than a decade after the previous instalment.
According to the official description, the adventure will take Manny, Sid, Diego, Ellie, Scrat and the rest of the group deep into the Lost World, a setting filled with dinosaurs, molten landscapes and perilous surprises. Disney teased it as a dinosaur-and-lava-filled journey into corners of the Ice Age universe that have never been seen before.
The voice cast is expected to feature familiar names, including Ray Romano, John Leguizamo, Queen Latifah, Denis Leary and Simon Pegg. The last film in the series, Ice Age: Collision Course, debuted in 2016 and went on to earn $408.5 million worldwide. Across its five mainline films and spin-offs, the franchise has grossed an impressive $3.2 billion since it began in 2002.
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The reveal of Boiling Point comes as Disney also teased other projects, including Toy Story 5, Tron: Ares and Zootopia 2, alongside an original animated feature titled Hexed. With such a stacked slate, the return of Ice Age appears to be part of Disney’s larger effort to revive fan-favourite properties while developing new ones.
Online, reactions have been mixed. Some longtime fans expressed excitement at seeing their childhood favourites back on screen, while others questioned whether the series has more stories left to tell. One trending post on X read: “Didn’t think Ice Age could get any hotter… until they dropped Boiling Point.”
Whether the film can capture the same spark as its early successes remains to be seen, but Disney is betting that audiences are ready to revisit Manny and the herd for another round of prehistoric mayhem.
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